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>He was destined to leave sooner or later
For a long time I felt like Itachi ruined Sasuke's progress, but I think Jiraiya is right. After this reread I realize how little he actually accomplished.
Naruto under Jiraiya learned the Rasengan, Frog Summon, and how to speak with Kurama. Massive growth. Sasuke sees all of this and doesn't understand how the gap between them got so wide.
If not Itachi, then Sasuke inferiority probably would've driven him to seeking out Orochimaru eventually.